Latest - New Zealand surfers Paige Hareb and Saffi Vette have progressed through to the third round at the World Surfing Games in El Salvador, the final Olympic qualifying event.
Saffi Vette Photo: PHOTOSPORT
The pair were in the same second round heat with Hareb winning and Vette grabbing second place on the last wave of the heat.
The top six from this event, who haven't aleady gained Olympic qualification, become eligible for Tokyo.
There are still 32 surfers alive at the event.
Ella Williams has a provisional place for Tokyo and is not competing in El Salvador.
Phoenix play-off hopes fade
The Phoenix's hopes of making the A-League play-offs have taken another hit after Macarthur FC beat Western United 2-1 last night.
Ufuk Talay Photo: Photosport Ltd 2021
The result all but secures Macarthur a place in the top six, while the Phoenix remain seventh.
Even a win for the Phoenix in their last game against Macarthur on Friday won't assure them a place in the play-offs as they'll also need Adelaide, Brisbane and or Perth to lose.
Just six points separate the teams ranked from third to ninth.
The Phoenix are unbeaten in their last ten games, but drawing five of those hurt their run towards the finals.
Jamieson named Players' Player
Auckland's Kyle Jamieson put the icing on the cake of a whirlwind 12 months with the Black Caps when he won the Players' Player award.
Photo: PHOTOSPORT
The Players Cap award is voted on by the players and is the tenth time it has been presented.
Jamieson edged out fellow newcomer Devon Conway, and three time previous winner Kane Williamson.
Jamieson was humbled by the award.
"This is pretty special and not something that I expected at all. There have been some great guys who have won this before and being recognised by your peers is the ultimate, and to even be in this situation is hard to put into words really," he said.
Previous Winners:
2020: Tim Southee
2019: Ross Taylor
2018: Trent Boult
2017: Kane Williamson
2016: Kane Williamson
2015: Kane Williamson
2014: Ross Taylor
2013: Tim Southee
2012: Brendon McCullum
-RNZ
Andreescu falls at Roland Garros
Bianca Andreescu became the highest women's seed to fall at the French Open so far as she lost a three-hour marathon match against Tamara Zidansek in the first round in Paris.
Photo: Antoine Couvercelle/Panoramic
The former U.S. Open champion, seeded sixth, went down 6-7(1) 7-6(2) 9-7 to the Slovenian.
Canadian Andreescu, 20, served for the match at 5-4 in the deciding set but Zidansek broke back before missing a match point of her own in a gripping finale.
Men's second seed Daniil Medvedev beat Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik in straight sets in an entertaining clash to finally win his first-ever match at Roland Garros on his fifth attempt.
Clay is Medvedev's least favourite surface, and despite arriving in Paris having lost in the first round during all four of his previous main draw appearances, the lanky Russian mastered his initial nerves and turned in a dominant display.
Roger Federer marked his return to the Grand Slam arena in dazzling fashion with a 6-2 6-4 6-3 first-round defeat of qualifier Denis Istomin.
The 39-year-old Swiss had not played a Grand Slam match since the 2020 Australian Open and had managed only one claycourt match in the build-up to Roland Garros.
Swiss Federer, tied with Rafa Nadal on 20 Grand Slam titles, missed last year's French Open because of a knee injury and is appearing at Roland Garros for only the second time since 2015.
-Reuters
Aguero off to Barca
Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero will join Barcelona on a two-year contract when his contract expires at the end of June.
Sergio Aguero celebrates scoring against Liverpool Photo: Photosport
The Argentine, 32, leaves City after 10 years at the club, during which he became their all-time leading goalscorer with 260 goals in 390 games.
His last appearance came off the bench in Sunday's Champions League final defeat by Chelsea.
Aguero will have a buyout clause of $168m at Barcelona.
Aguero, who won 15 major trophies during his time in Manchester, will join compatriot and close friend Lionel Messi at the Nou Camp as the Catalan club look to improve on a third-place finish in La Liga.
They finished behind Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid, having sold Luis Suarez to the former at the start of the season.
Barca were knocked out of the Champions League in the last 16 by Paris St-Germain, but did beat Athletic Bilbao 4-0 to win the Copa del Rey in April.
-BBC
Another weightlifter unhappy with Laurel Hubbard
Belgian weightlifter Anna Vanbellinghen said allowing transgender New Zealand athlete Laurel Hubbard to compete in the women's event at the Tokyo Olympics is unfair and that the situation is "like a bad joke".
Hubbard, who competed in men's competitions before transitioning in 2013, is set to become the first transgender athlete to compete at the Olympics after weightlifting's governing body modified qualifying requirements for Tokyo.
The 43-year-old still has to satisfy the New Zealand Olympic Committee of her fitness and performance standards before selection but the prospect of her participation has already raised questions.
Vanbellinghen, who competes in the same +87kg division as Hubbard, said she fully supported the transgender community but the principle of inclusion should not be "at the expense of others".
"Anyone that has trained weightlifting at a high level knows this to be true in their bones: this particular situation is unfair to the sport and to the athletes," she told Olympics news website insidethegames.
-Reuters
